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In the Washington metropolitan region, nearly half a million women and girls are living in or near poverty. We all have a stake in building the economic security of our region’s women and girls. The Women’s Foundation works to mobilize our community and provide solutions to eliminate the persistent barriers that disproportionately hinder women and girls from achieving economic security.

Weekly Round-Up: News and Analysis on Women and Poverty (Week ending May 7, 2010)

The latest news, analysis and opinion on the state of low-income women and their families from Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity. This week: How

The Daily Rundown — The Latest News Affecting Women & Girls in Our Region

In today’s rundown: Asking local governments to keep social services in their budgets. | Local students try to solve the poverty problem. | More

The Daily Rundown — The Latest News Affecting Women & Girls in Our Region

In today’s rundown: A post-Mother’s Day wish for better education, training and jobs. | A new report on how working moms are handling the

The Daily Rundown — The Latest News Affecting Women & Girls in Our Region

In today’s rundown: More than 100 D.C. child welfare workers have been laid off. | A controversial stance on female circumcision in the United

The Daily Rundown — The Latest News Affecting Women & Girls in Our Region

In today’s rundown: D.C. Council members wear red capes and support progressive changes to the budget. | D.C.’s streetcars could be free in some

The Daily Rundown — The Latest News Affecting Women & Girls in Our Region

In today’s rundown: The problem often associated with developing countries that has become a homegrown issue. | Why the federal government should make more

Reasons to Participate in Wednesday's Women's Economic Security Campaign (WESC) Webinar

This morning Avis Thomas-Lester posted a blog entry about a WESC webinar being held tomorrow that will discuss efforts to help women improve their

Weekly Round-Up: News and Analysis on Women and Poverty (Week ending April 30, 2010)

The latest news, analysis and opinion on the state of low-income women and their families from Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity. This week: How

The Daily Rundown — The Latest News Affecting Women & Girls in Our Region

In today’s rundown: The foreclosure rate in Maryland is on the way down. | The need to prepare local workers for better jobs. |

The Daily Rundown — The Latest News Affecting Women & Girls in Our Region

— Later this month the D.C. Council will finalize the budget for the 2011 fiscal year. The version of the budget that’s on the

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Washington Area Women’s Foundation mobilizes our community to ensure that economically vulnerable women and girls of color in the Washington, D.C. region have the resources they need to thrive. Since 1998, The Women’s Foundation has worked to transform the lives of women and girls in our region and across the world.

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